By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK Starbucks violated U.S. labor law by firing a Manhattan store supervisor who had

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A fourth person has pleaded guilty in a scheme to bribe the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board

(Refiles to remove extraneous words in paragraph 7) WASHINGTON U.S. worker productivity slumped in the first quarter, though

The European Central Bank is in the final stretch of its historic cycle of interest-rate increases, according to

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies

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These days, our laptops and phones rattle around in our bags like a set of loose keys. The reverence we once had for our pricey electronics seems to be long gone — now we treat them as if they were the ones responsible for our ever-growing email count. (Who even remembers laptop sleeves anymore?) Maybe it’s time we start considering this crucial three-to-seven pound commute companion with a little more care, starting with purchasing a laptop bag.

Malaysia’s government plans to reduce its budget deficit in 2024 through a combination of spending cuts, new taxes